The 7 Key Secrets to Longevity of Emperor Qianlong

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, regularly massaging the ears helps balance the body's internal organs, promoting the smooth flow of energy, enhancing blood circulation, and stimulating the lymphatic system.

How to do it: Place your hands around your ears, gently pulling them forward, then continue to move your hands backward, repeating the motion several times throughout the day. Practicing this daily benefits kidney health, balances the body's yin and yang, prevents and treats ear-related issues such as ear heaviness or deafness, and keeps the mind sharp and clear.

The lungs are connected to the nasal passages, and massaging the nose can help moisten the lungs, stimulate blood flow, alleviate coughing, prevent colds, and boost immunity.

How to do it: Using the index fingers or the right thumb, gently massage both sides of the nose, from the Tingming point at the inner corners of the eyes down to the base of the nose, across the nasal bridge, and along the nostrils to the Nengxiang point. Apply consistent pressure and massage from top to bottom about 100 times.

This technique can treat various nasal issues such as rhinitis and nasal congestion. Additionally, massaging the nasal bridge helps warm the nasal cavity, which protects it from cold, expels external pathogens, and enhances the sense of smell.

With the above methods, this simple self-care technique becomes even easier. Each morning after washing your face, look into the mirror, close your mouth, slightly part your teeth, and place the tip of your tongue outside your teeth. Then, move your tongue up and down 10 times, and side to side 5 times. Afterward, swallow all the saliva in your mouth. This practice stimulates saliva production, quenches thirst, calms the mind, prevents mouth ulcers, treats bad breath, and strengthens the tongue, helping to prevent stiffness or cramps in the tongue.

The principle of "brushing your hair regularly for a good night's sleep" has long been considered a vital practice for maintaining health. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the head is home to many key acupressure points. Therefore, elderly people who brush their hair daily can promote blood circulation, strengthen hair follicles, and keep the hair black, smooth, and shiny. Regular hair brushing also has a positive effect on treating insomnia, premature graying, and hair loss.

But that's not all; this simple act can keep the mind sharp and help prevent and treat headaches, tinnitus, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and aftereffects of windstroke. According to ancient wisdom, the proper way to brush the hair is as follows: Each morning, rub the palms of your hands together until they become warm. Then, gently brush the hair from the forehead to the back of the neck and circle to the front of the neck. During brushing, your hands should stay close to the scalp. Perform this routine for about 8-10 minutes each morning, adjusting the pressure according to your comfort level, until your scalp feels warm, then stop.

Close your mouth with your upper and lower teeth gently tapping together, not requiring excessive force, but the tapping should create a sound. Tap the molars 40 times, and tap the incisors between 30 to 40 times. This method works through the meridians of the lower jaw, helping to clear the mind, enhance the immune system, improve the absorption in the intestines, and prevent tooth decay and dental degeneration.

Emperor Qianlong, who lived to 89 years and ruled for 64 years, is the longest-reigning emperor and the oldest in Chinese history.

Even in his later years, Qianlong remained sharp, healthy, and robust, much like someone in their 60s. This is something many people still yearn for today. One of the longevity techniques that helped Qianlong maintain his health and live long was the practice of tapping his teeth.

According to ancient wisdom, massaging the face daily with both hands can help stimulate blood circulation, minimize wrinkles, and give the face a healthy, radiant glow. The method is simple: Rub the palms of your hands together to warm them up, then gently massage your face. Start from the forehead, move to the cheeks, then the chin, and finish by massaging around the eyes, nose, ear contours, and earlobes. Perform the movements 20 to 40 times.

There is an old saying: "Closing your eyes nourishes the spirit, blinking nourishes life." According to this, blinking regularly each day can reduce the time your eyes are exposed to air, helping to prevent dryness. The method is simple: Close your eyes, then quickly open them while using force, causing your pupils to circle around—moving from left to right, up to down. Repeat this sequence 3 times, and it will help protect your eyes and treat nearsightedness, along with other age-related eye conditions.